Rental associate: How did you enjoy your movies, sir?
Customer, noticeably uncomfortable: Uhhh, the first one sucked, the second one I couldn't get through.
Rental associate: Oh, that's nice. (looks down to see each movie is a porno and turns beet red)
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Overheard by: pixelpusher-909
Woman on cell in shoe store, sighing: Yes, honey, I'm still at the DMV, the lines are horrendous!
Buena Park Mall
Buena Park, California
Overheard by: Glad I'm not married to her
Shop assistant: So, can I help you with anything else?
50-something woman: Yes, I'd like a big, long screw. About this big. (she demonstrates with hands)
Shop assistant: Wouldn't we all!
Hardware Store
Australia
Woman to employee walking by: Almost all these cartons have cracked eggs.
(employee keeps walking)
Woman, muttering: I just thought you might want to know about all these cracked eggs so you could remove them.
Tampa, Florida
Overheard by: She Didn't Care When I Told Her Either
Employee: Sir, the password to your account is?
Man: J-u-g-g-a-l-o.
Wife: God, that's so embarrassing.
Pleasanton, California
Overheard by: Stephen
CSR on quality control recording of recent call: Hello, this is Brian*, how can I help you?
Caller: Kathy.
CSR: Sorry, what?
Caller: I want Kathy. Now.
CSR: Okay. Well, she's probably not available right now. Can I help you?
Caller: Fuck you. I don't want to talk to you. I only want to talk to Kathy. You talk like an asshole.
CSR: Sir, assholes talk like this: “tttthhhhhhbbbbbttttttttttt”. I've done no such thing. I'll have to ask you to call back when you're feeling more appropriate.
Quality control monitor: Good. Next call.
Financial District
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: Alan
Barista, handing cup over to customer: Are you a coffee drinker?
Starbucks
Des Moines, Iowa
Boss: Sorry, I didn't recognize you.
Potential client: It's okay, my girlfriend is blind.
Boss: Your girlfriend is blind? Like Stevie Wonder blind?
Potential client: Yes, like Stevie Wonder blind.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Overheard by: Aimee
Customer: I left something in a cab and I would pay very well to get it back.
Dispatcher: Sure, I just need to know the description of the item to see if it's been returned.
Customer: Umm, I'd rather not explain.
Dispatcher: Well, how do I find it? It can't be that bad.
Customer: Well, it's a brown bag. Has anyone turned in a brown bag?
Dispatcher: Not that I'm aware of. Look, do you know the cab number?
Customer: No, but I think it was one of your cabs.
Dispatcher: You think? Did you catch a name? Know anything about the driver?
Customer: He was foreign, like, Middle Eastern. I think his name was Ali.
Dispatcher: Seriously?
Burnside Street
Portland, Oregon
Overheard by: Harassed Dispatcher
Beer store employee: Can I help you to your car with that?
Middle-aged customer: I’m a woman. I gave birth. I can carry a case of beer.
Verona, Pennsylvania
